sec.12Retrospective eligibility

### sec.12 Retrospective eligibility This section applies if schedule 2 is amended— to declare the membership categories or arrangements for which all or particular employees of a unit of the State public sector not already mentioned in schedule 2 , part 1 or 2 , column 1 are eligible; or to declare, for a unit of the State public sector already mentioned in schedule 2 , part 1 or 2 , column 1— another membership category or arrangement for which an employee of the unit already mentioned in schedule 2 , part 1 or 2 , column 2 is eligible; or the membership categories or arrangements for which other employees of the unit are eligible. An employee of a unit of the State public sector to whom the declaration applies is eligible for membership in a category or arrangement the subject of the declaration for the period of the employee’s employment with the unit starting on or after the following day (the eligibility start day )— if schedule 2 , part 1 or 2 , column 5 states the eligibility start day for the employee—the eligibility start day; otherwise—the day the employee started employment with the unit. The eligibility start day for an employee of a unit of the State public sector may be a day before the amendment of schedule 2 commences. s 12 amd 2023 SL No. 47 s 31 (sec.12-ssec.1) This section applies if schedule 2 is amended— to declare the membership categories or arrangements for which all or particular employees of a unit of the State public sector not already mentioned in schedule 2 , part 1 or 2 , column 1 are eligible; or to declare, for a unit of the State public sector already mentioned in schedule 2 , part 1 or 2 , column 1— another membership category or arrangement for which an employee of the unit already mentioned in schedule 2 , part 1 or 2 , column 2 is eligible; or the membership categories or arrangements for which other employees of the unit are eligible. (sec.12-ssec.2) An employee of a unit of the State public sector to whom the declaration applies is eligible for membership in a category or arrangement the subject of the declaration for the period of the employee’s employment with the unit starting on or after the following day (the eligibility start day )— if schedule 2 , part 1 or 2 , column 5 states the eligibility start day for the employee—the eligibility start day; otherwise—the day the employee started employment with the unit. (sec.12-ssec.3) The eligibility start day for an employee of a unit of the State public sector may be a day before the amendment of schedule 2 commences. - (a) to declare the membership categories or arrangements for which all or particular employees of a unit of the State public sector not already mentioned in schedule 2 , part 1 or 2 , column 1 are eligible; or - (b) to declare, for a unit of the State public sector already mentioned in schedule 2 , part 1 or 2 , column 1— (i) another membership category or arrangement for which an employee of the unit already mentioned in schedule 2 , part 1 or 2 , column 2 is eligible; or (ii) the membership categories or arrangements for which other employees of the unit are eligible. - (i) another membership category or arrangement for which an employee of the unit already mentioned in schedule 2 , part 1 or 2 , column 2 is eligible; or - (ii) the membership categories or arrangements for which other employees of the unit are eligible. - (i) another membership category or arrangement for which an employee of the unit already mentioned in schedule 2 , part 1 or 2 , column 2 is eligible; or - (ii) the membership categories or arrangements for which other employees of the unit are eligible. - (a) if schedule 2 , part 1 or 2 , column 5 states the eligibility start day for the employee—the eligibility start day; - (b) otherwise—the day the employee started employment with the unit.